On this page, we go over several of the most frequently asked questions regarding
Frost Death Knight in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.
This will be updated as more common repeated questions surface over the course
of the expansion.

1. Should I Have a Lot of Downtime When Playing Breath of Sindragosa?

Yes. Currently Frost Death Knights using Breath of Sindragosa are
experiencing about 30% downtime where they are doing nothing but auto attacks.
If you are experiencing more than 30% downtime, then we recommend looking at
our rotation guide, however this downtime can be affected by Runic
Empowerment and Rime procs.

2. Does the Downtime of Breath of Sindragosa Decrease with Higher Haste?

No. Haste does increase your Rune regeneration rate, however it also
increases your global cooldown at a 1:1 ratio meaning that increasing your
Haste does not reduce your downtime when using the Breath of Sindragosa
build.

3. Why Was Frost So Powerful in the Pre-patch Compared to Now

Like some other classes, Frost has very powerful legendary items. The Rogue
specs, Retribution Paladins, Windwalker Monks, and Frost Death Knights have
some of the strongest legendary items when it comes to raiding. With these
legendary items leaving in Battle for Azeroth, the gap between Unholy and Frost
will close a bit.

4. Should You Hold Pillar of Frost for Breath of Sindragosa or the Other Way Around?

Some people may not have noticed that after the first
Breath of Sindragosa, your Pillar of Frost does not sync up
with it anymore. You want to always use Pillar of Frost on cooldown, and delay
your second Breath of Sindragosa until Pillar of Frost becomes available.

5. How Much Haste should Frost Death Knights Have? / Is there a Haste Cap for Frost Death Knights?

Haste is currently one of Frost Death Knight's worst stats meaning low
amounts of Haste is very common. Since Haste is one of your weakest stats there
is no reason to aim for any soft or hard caps.

6. Which Race is Best for Frost Death Knights?

Currently for damage, Blood Elf is the strongest Horde race and Gnome is the
strongest Alliance race. If you are looking for more utility from your race
then it is recommended that you look at Goblin for their Rocket Jump
and Dwarf for Stoneform which is a nice defensive.

7. How Good is Frost Death Knight in BfA Patch 8.1?

Currently in Uldir Frost Death Knights are one of the highest performing
specs. In Mythic+ Frost Death Knights excel at all forms of AoE and single
target. Overall Frost is a very powerful spec currently in Patch 8.1.

8. Changelog

18 Dec. 2018: Added 3 new questions to the FAQ.

10 Dec. 2018: This page has been reviewed for Patch 8.1 and no changes are necessary.

12 Aug. 2018: Page added for Battle for Azeroth launch.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Abyssalwave,
a top level Death Knight player. He is a former US #2 hardcore raider who
currently raids with Club
Camel. You can also check out his YouTube
channel.